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NDC Update

Published on 20 June 2013 by Yemen Times Staff in News

- An additional day will be added to the mid-term assembly to review the field visit reports by the working groups in addition to a closing statement with the final decisions approved by the general assembly.

In Brief

Published on 20 June 2013 by Ryam Al-Qadi in News

- Hundreds of street cleaners staged a protest on Tuesday morning in front of the Cabinet to demand a deadline to receive government jobs, meaning they would receive increased benefits. Mohammed Al-Marzoki, head of Street Cleaners’ Syndicate, said the government hasn’t met promises that were made last year.

Yemen has 6 more months to meet UNESCO standards

Published on 20 June 2013 by Ryam Al-Qadi in News

SANA’A, June 20 — During the World Heritage Conference in Cambodia this past week, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) gave Yemen six months to meet the standards it has set for Zabid and Sana’a’s Old City or risk losing its World Heritage List status.

Swarms of locusts in Sa’ada and Al-Jawf

Published on 20 June 2013 by Nasser Al-Sakkaf in News

SANA’A, June 20 — Swarms of red desert grasshopper locusts have descended on Sa’ada and Al-Jawf governorates, threatening this year’s harvests, the Ministry of Agriculture announced.

Land dispute leave Marib-Sana’a road blocked

Published on 20 June 2013 by Samar Al-Ariqi in News

SANA’A, June 20 — A land dispute has resulted in continuous tribal checkpoints the past two weeks on the road connecting Marib to the capital, Sana’a. The dispute is in Fardhat Nihm on 50 Street, Northeast of Sana’a.

American activists praise NDC, protest US foreign policy

Published on 20 June 2013 by Yemen Times Staff in News

SANA’A, June 20 — The organization of American activists Codepink wrapped up a week-long visit to Yemen on Tuesday, over the course of which they met with local human rights organizations, families of Yemeni prisoners in Guantanamo and those whose lives have been affected by American drone strikes as well as Yemeni officials and the American ambassador.

World Bank, IMF pressure Yemen to end fuel subsidies

Published on 20 June 2013 by Nasser Al-Sakkaf in News

SANA’A, June 20 — Before receiving funds from the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and donor nations, Yemen must first end government subsidies for fuel, a member of parliament revealed to Yemen Times.

Two killed in Sa’ada motorcycle explosion

Published on 20 June 2013 by Nasser Al-Sakkaf in News

SA’ADA, June 20 — Two people were killed and twelve others wounded on Wednesday morning in an explosion in Othman Mujali Market in Sa’ada.

In Brief

Published on 17 June 2013 by Ryam Al-Qadi in News

- Specialists at Ministry of Water and Irrigation discussed a bill Saturday to increase safety and handling regulations for livestock in Yemen. Mohammed Al-Ghashm, the Deputy Minister, said there is already a law with protects Yemeni livestock, but it needs to updated to meet the standards set by the World Trade Organization, which Yemen hopes to join.

Dutch journalist and husband disappear in Sana’a

Published on 17 June 2013 by Yemen Times Staff in News

SANA’A, June 17 — Dutch ambassador Jeroen Verheul has confirmed that a Dutch journalist and her husband disappeared last week in the nation’s capital, Sana’a. The embassy has informed Yemeni authorities about the case, Verheul stated.

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